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Watch the Internet Go Down as Superstorm Sandy Makes Landfall

Superstorm Sandy ripped through the Eastern Seaboard earlier this week, bringing record storm surges and long-term power outages in several cities.

Servers from Manhattan to Virginia were flooded, affecting Internet service for hundreds of thousands of people. Though several services remained unscathed, others were casualties of the storm.

Renesys, a global Internet intelligence analysis company, kept an eye on Internet outages during the storm's climax from Oct. 29-30, and created this time-lapse map to show which areas went dark.

Each square on the map represents about 90 square kilometers and the set of networks within that area. The dark green squares indicate more than 99.95% of the networks in that area were available during the storm. The red squares, though, indicate more than 5% of the networks at that location were removed from the "global routing table," unaccessible by anyone.

Battery Park

Belmar, New Jersey

Seaside Heights, New Jersey

"Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, Oct. 30, 2012."

Portsmouth, Virginia

Piscataway Township, New Jersey

"Spc. Anthony Monte along with Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, mobilized for Hurricane Sandy provide assistance to displaced residents at an emergency shelter at the Werblin Recreation Center, Piscataway Township, N.J., Oct. 29, 2012."Via U.S. Army

Damaged Space Shuttle Enterprise

Mears, Virginia

"Virginia National Guard Soldiers trudged through high water and cut trees to clear a path for two rescue missions that transported seven adults and one child to safety at two locations on Cattail Road in the Mears, Va. area Oct. 30." Via The National Gaurd

Fort Greene, Brooklyn

A car that has been smashed by a tree in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Via CSondi

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